1932 - Today
Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. He is considered the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Élysées in Paris.Self-titled "the most Colombian of Colombian artists" early on, Botero came to national prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernando Botero has received more than 1,686,949 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Fernando Botero is the 146th most popular painter (up from 150th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Colombia and the most popular Colombian Painter.
Fernando Botero is most famous for his paintings and sculptures of people and animals, which are often exaggerated and distorted in shape.
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Among painters, Fernando Botero ranks 146 out of 1,421. Before him are Théodore Rousseau, André Derain, Alexandre Cabanel, Robert Campin, Jean Dubuffet, and Hugo van der Goes. After him are Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Filippino Lippi, Otto Dix, Lavinia Fontana, Utamaro, and Gentile Bellini.
1812 - 1867
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 140
1880 - 1954
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 141
1823 - 1889
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 142
1375 - 1444
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 143
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 144
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 145
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 146
1290 - 1348
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 147
1457 - 1504
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 148
1891 - 1969
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 149
1552 - 1614
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 150
1753 - 1806
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 151
1429 - 1507
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 152
Among people born in 1932, Fernando Botero ranks 21. Before him are Roh Tae-woo, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Anouk Aimée, Glenn Gould, Dian Fossey, and Sylvia Plath. After him are Víctor Jara, Pat Morita, Raisa Gorbacheva, Gerhard Richter, Miriam Makeba, and Camilo Cienfuegos.
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 15
1932 - 2001
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 16
1932 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 17
1932 - 1982
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 18
1932 - 1985
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 19
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 20
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 21
1932 - 1973
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 22
1932 - 2005
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 23
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 24
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 25
1932 - 2008
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 26
1932 - 1959
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 27
Among people born in Colombia, Fernando Botero ranks 3 out of 306. Before him are Pablo Escobar (1949) and Gabriel García Márquez (1927). After him are Shakira (1977), Juan Manuel Santos (1951), César Gaviria (1947), René Higuita (1966), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), and Rodrigo Lara (1946).
1949 - 1993
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 1
1927 - 2014
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 2
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 3
1977 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 6
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 7
1939 - 2022
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 8
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 9
1943 - 1989
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 10
1913 - 1994
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 11
1946 - 1984
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 12
Among painters born in Colombia, Fernando Botero ranks 1.